Hey everyone! You know what this chapter is? 25! Like… a whole quarter of a hundred… and I never expected to get this far this fast! But I kept writing them because all of you have been so awesome that I couldn't stop, so thank all of you, so so much! I own absolutely nothing, but I hope you enjoy!
Beautiful
No one else saw it, and Ren was perfectly fine with that. They could look at Weiss and see a colder, distant beauty in her flawless skin and careful appearance. They could look at Pyrrha and see her grace and the effortless beauty that came with her confidence and calm. They could look and see that Ruby was bright and excitable, powerful for her young age, and cute because of it.
But no one looked at Nora and saw anything but hyperactive energy and non-stop movement. They didn't see how her eyes lit up whenever she saw something particularly entertaining, or her charm when she went out of her way to make someone happy. They didn't hear her laugh and wonder how to make it happen again, or think about various ways to make her smile.
Ren glanced over at Nora, smiling quietly to himself as he lifted his book up higher. No, it was fine if others thought of beauty and saw Pyrrha, or Weiss, or anyone else. But whenever he thought of the word, Ren thought of Nora and the way she brightened up the room just by walking in.
I was craving cutesy romance-y stuff, and I couldn't resist it... I mean, I like writing angst and sadness, but I got enough sadness from a manga I was reading earlier… and so this came! Thank you all again for sticking with me and I hope you continue to stick with me on this journey! I hope you all enjoyed this and I will see you all next chapter!